Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors

MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling “interconnect” that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 21, 2025 ~7 min

AI tool generates high-quality images faster than state-of-the-art approaches

Researchers fuse the best of two popular methods to create an image generator that uses less energy and can run locally on a laptop or smartphone.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
March 21, 2025 ~8 min


Bacteria technique can boost plant growth

"The technique we demonstrate here essentially stabilizes these bacteria, making it possible to develop customized probiotics for plants."

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 20, 2025 ~7 min

Cheese made with peas tastes like the real thing

A version of a popular cooking cheese made with 25% pea protein is a step towards more sustainable dairy products with nutritional benefits.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
March 20, 2025 ~6 min

Listen: How small actions can help you raise successful kids

In a new podcast episode, developmental psychologist Ariel Kalil digs into the surprising science behind raising successful kids.

U. Chicago • futurity
March 20, 2025 ~2 min

Social media design is key to protecting kids online

Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its benefits. Making the platforms safer offers an alternative path.

Abdulmalik Alluhidan, Ph.D. student in Computer Science, Vanderbilt University • conversation
March 19, 2025 ~8 min

3D printing approach strings together dynamic objects for you

“Xstrings” method enables users to produce cable-driven objects, automatically assemble bionic robots, sculptures, and dynamic fashion designs.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
March 18, 2025 ~7 min

62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on mysterious mammal

A new study of an ancient skeleton has answered many questions about an enigmatic critter called Mixodectes pungens.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
March 18, 2025 ~6 min


Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First Airplane

VOA Learning English • voa
March 17, 2025 ~3 min

Mathematicians solve a decades-old problem

"This is a problem that many of the world's greatest mathematicians have worked on, and for good reason..."

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
March 17, 2025 ~5 min

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